1934 Broadway musical Anything Goes
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The 1934 Broadway musical "Anything Goes" is a classic Cole Porter show set aboard an ocean liner, celebrated for its witty dialogue, farcical plot, and enduring songs that helped define the Golden Age of American musical theatre.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1934 Broadway musical Anything Goes canonical | 1 |
| 1934 musical Anything Goes | 1 |
| 1936 film "Anything Goes" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5227350 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1934 Broadway musical Anything Goes Context triple: [I Get a Kick Out of You, firstAppearedIn, 1934 Broadway musical Anything Goes]
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Annie Get Your Gun (1946 Broadway musical)
Annie Get Your Gun (1946 Broadway musical) is a classic Irving Berlin musical comedy about sharpshooter Annie Oakley and her romance with fellow marksman Frank Butler, best known for songs like "There's No Business Like Show Business."
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Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes
Reno Sweeney in *Anything Goes* is a brassy, charismatic nightclub singer and evangelist who serves as the show’s wisecracking, big-hearted leading lady aboard an ocean liner.
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Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 MGM musical film starring Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor, known for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and place in the popular "Broadway Melody" film series.
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D.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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E.
The Band Wagon (1931 stage revue)
The Band Wagon (1931 stage revue) was a Broadway musical revue produced by Arthur Freed and Howard Dietz with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Dietz, noted for its sophisticated songs and star-studded cast including Fred and Adele Astaire.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1934 Broadway musical Anything Goes Target entity description: The 1934 Broadway musical "Anything Goes" is a classic Cole Porter show set aboard an ocean liner, celebrated for its witty dialogue, farcical plot, and enduring songs that helped define the Golden Age of American musical theatre.
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A.
Annie Get Your Gun (1946 Broadway musical)
Annie Get Your Gun (1946 Broadway musical) is a classic Irving Berlin musical comedy about sharpshooter Annie Oakley and her romance with fellow marksman Frank Butler, best known for songs like "There's No Business Like Show Business."
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B.
Reno Sweeney in Anything Goes
Reno Sweeney in *Anything Goes* is a brassy, charismatic nightclub singer and evangelist who serves as the show’s wisecracking, big-hearted leading lady aboard an ocean liner.
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C.
Broadway Melody of 1938
Broadway Melody of 1938 is a 1937 MGM musical film starring Eleanor Powell and Robert Taylor, known for its lavish song-and-dance numbers and place in the popular "Broadway Melody" film series.
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D.
Broadway Melody of 1940
Broadway Melody of 1940 is a classic Hollywood musical film best known for its sophisticated song-and-dance numbers and the celebrated pairing of Fred Astaire and Eleanor Powell.
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E.
The Band Wagon (1931 stage revue)
The Band Wagon (1931 stage revue) was a Broadway musical revue produced by Arthur Freed and Howard Dietz with music by Arthur Schwartz and lyrics by Dietz, noted for its sophisticated songs and star-studded cast including Fred and Adele Astaire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Broadway musical
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stage musical ⓘ |
| adaptedInto |
1936 film Anything Goes
NERFINISHED
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1956 film Anything Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bookBy |
Guy Bolton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howard Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ P. G. Wodehouse NERFINISHED ⓘ Russel Crouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfPremiere | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Cole Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
farce
ⓘ
musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasRevival |
1962 Off-Broadway revival
ⓘ
1987 Broadway revival ⓘ 2011 Broadway revival ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mistaken identity
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romantic entanglements ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasWestEndProduction | 1935 London production ⓘ |
| hasWestEndRevival | 1989 London revival ⓘ |
| influenced | later revivals of Anything Goes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Cole Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | Cole Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBy | Cole Porter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
All Through the Night
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Anything Goes NERFINISHED ⓘ Blow, Gabriel, Blow NERFINISHED ⓘ I Get a Kick Out of You NERFINISHED ⓘ You’re the Top NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayOpeningDate | 1934-11-21 ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayRunLength | 420 performances ⓘ |
| originalBroadwayStar | Ethel Merman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalChoreographer | Robert Alton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalDirector | Howard Lindsay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLeadCharacter |
Billy Crocker
NERFINISHED
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Hope Harcourt NERFINISHED ⓘ Moonface Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Reno Sweeney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTheatre | Alvin Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of American musical theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| producedBy | Vinton Freedley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleWrittenFor | Ethel Merman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation |
ocean liner
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transatlantic voyage ⓘ |
| style |
farcical plot
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witty dialogue ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: 1934 Broadway musical Anything Goes Description of subject: The 1934 Broadway musical "Anything Goes" is a classic Cole Porter show set aboard an ocean liner, celebrated for its witty dialogue, farcical plot, and enduring songs that helped define the Golden Age of American musical theatre.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
1936 film "Anything Goes"
this entity surface form:
1934 musical Anything Goes